Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-07-29
July County Court.
SOMETHING OF THE DAY-WHAT WAS
| DONEIN JTDGE sTOTT's COURT.

SOMETHING OF THE DAY-WHAT WAS
| DONE IN JUDGE sTOUT's COURT.
Monday last, being the fourth Monday
! Of the month. was court day. There was
very fair-sized crowd present anf the
| scenes usual on such occasions were again
enacted selling and buying articles of
many kinds, trading horses. etc.
County Court day always draws large
, number of the residents to the county
seat. Many of them have no opportunity
for seeing each other and exchanging
greetings save on this fourth MONDAY this
court day, which is looked forward to with
eager expectancy and, doubtless, with
genuine Impotence ia some cases. 1t is q
sort of jubilee day, and besides being
time for friendly intercourse, the business
transacted then is always Of huge proper
tions, taking it as a whole. Business men
of the city are always eager to see the
masses from the rural districts pour into
town, and well they may be, for a large
amount OF money is left here each court
Gay. The lawyers are usually very busy
these public days and their offices present
lively scene
It may not be out of place here to re-
mark that the first County Court held in
Staunton was in the year 1745. Augusta
county at that time comprised very large
boundary, which has since been divided
into number Of States. The first lawyer
In this section was Gabriel Jones, who re-
sided near Port Republic, in what is now
Rockingham county. 1t may also be
stated here that the first regular minister
in Augusta was Rev. John Craig, who
came from Ireland, in 1740. He was a
Presbyterian. The first educated physi-
clan in the county was DR.. WIN. Lewis.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED MONDAY.
The Court-Judge John W. Stout, pres
lding-met Monnay morning. The bust
ness disposed of is made up for the peo-
pies perusal like this:
The most impostan5 business before this
term of the County Court was tho trial OF
Chas. Venable and Preston JohnstonE
both colored. for burning the barn of M
W. r. Glover, some months since. THSe
prisoners were lodged in jail at HarrisQNsl
burg, till the first Of this month, WE
they were removed to the Augusta Eli l.
The jury was obtained Tuesday, apSd the
trial adjourned to Monday, August Ist
owing to the sickness of Constable Robert
w. Mcclure, who arrested the prisoners
when it is supposed he will be al TO at
tend. Justice George Harlan q Ssse verify
Manor District, reported and Id into
Court fines Of So so on James ) ", So on
Mary E. Breckenridge, and So an Geo. o.
Ellis, all for assault. #}
Justice Gochenour, of Middle River
District, reported and paitf in fine OF
$3.50, imposed on W. L. Finley, for using
profane language and being guilty of mis-
conduct at the post-ofice, ,at(New Hope
The will of W. Ii. Lange was admitted
to record, with M. g. Lange and Geo. l..
CIemmer, executors.
The will Of M. D. Gay haf5, was partly
proven and the case continued for further
evidence.
W. e. Vanfossen was granted admins
tration on the estate Of Louisa Vaufossen.
The estates of J. H. Crofner and Aman-
da e.. Splitter were committed to the
Sheriff
Marion Koiner, Com missioner of Roads
for South River District, reported the
completion of the road ordered to be made
upon the petition Of A thur Koyner and
others. n
The Grand Jury will sit at the August
term of the County Conrt.